INCIDENT TYPE: CIRT Investigation
INCIDENT LOCATION: 3200 N. Keystone Avenue
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) detectives are asking for the community's assistance in identifying a vehicle of interest. Detectives are attempting to gather information on a silver Ford Fusion, possibly with tinted windows, shown in the attached picture. The vehicle may have recent damage to either side.
On January 28, 2020, just after 2:33 p.m., officers with IMPD were proactively patrolling the area of 3000 N. Keystone Avenue when they attempted to intiate a traffic stop on a silver Ford Fusion with an In God We Trust license plate, number ATJ371. The vehicle refused to stop and led the officers on a vehicle pursuit to the area of 3200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle fired shots at an officer at the intersection of College Avenue and Fairfield. The vehicle continued on and the pursuit ended near the intersection of 32nd Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, where at least one shot was fired at officers. No officer or civilian was injured during the course of this incident. The involved officers did not return fire.
Homicide Investigators from the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) have taken the lead on the criminal investigation, standard procedure in an investigation involving shots fired at a law enforcement officer. The Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency responded to assist in identifying and collecting potential forensic evidence.
Anyone with information about this vehicle or incident should call the IMPD Homicide Office at 317.327.3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS). Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to www.CrimeTips.org to submit a web tip. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1000 if the information leads to a felony arrest. Only tips submitted directly and anonymously to Crime Stoppers are eligible for these cash rewards. This release may be updated as more information becomes available. Information given via Crime Stoppers should be considered anonymous.
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